Playlist

Vampire Again: Weekend Playlist by Horsehead

RVA Staff | March 8, 2019

Topics: acoustic, country, Horsehead, indie, Playlist, rock, rva magazine weekend playlist

Every Friday evening, RVA Magazine brings you another incredible playlist curated by influential artists, musicians, and institutions.

This time around, we’ve got a great one from Horsehead, long-running RVA alt-country/rock n’ roll veterans who have made their name with consistently killer live shows. They released their sixth LP, Pageant Wave, at the end of last year, and you can grab vinyl in all the local outlets for that sort of thing… but more importantly, you can catch Horsehead live twice this month. First on the 15th with Kenneka Cook over at The Camel (grab tickets to that event HERE), and again on the 30th with Susan Greenbaum at the recently-opened Ashland Theatre (grab those tickets HERE).

For now, though, to get you warmed up, we’ve got a great playlist from the Horsehead boys, full of indie, pop, country, soul, and good ol’ classic rock n’ roll. This one will keep you high-flying all weekend, so dive in, Virginia, and drink deeply of this one.

Open this playlist from mobile in your Spotify app HERE.

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Fat City Strut: Weekend Playlist by Gabe Santamaria

RVA Staff | March 1, 2019

Topics: funk, Gabe Santamaria, hip hop, jazz, La Cocina Studios, Playlist, rva magazine weekend playlist, soul, The Flavor Project

Every Friday night, it begins again: RVA Mag brings you yet another excellent playlist curated by influential artists, musicians, and institutions.

This week, we’ve got a hot one, coming straight to you from bass whiz, leader of The Flavor Project, raconteur extraordiaire, and man-about-town Gabe Santamaria. If you know his work — with La Cocina Studios, The Hustle Season podcast, and a variety of other musical outfits around town that have benefitted from his skill with a bass — you’re sure to expect the powerful funk, soul, and Latin flavor that comes through on his playlist, along with a generous portion of hip hop to keep your head nodding. Your feet will move, your energy levels will go up, and you’ll roar like a lion as you start your March off right.

Shake your moneymaker, Virginia.

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Don’t Touch My Bikini: Weekend Playlist by Mike Doughty

RVA Staff | February 22, 2019

Topics: funk, hip hop, jazz, mike doughty, Playlist, punk rock, Ruby Vroom, rva magazine weekend playlist, Soul Coughing, The Broadberry

Every Friday evening, RVA Mag once again brings you an outstanding playlist curated by influential artists, musicians, and institutions.

This weekend brings us the wonderful opportunity to jam out with a playlist from Mike Doughty. Former frontman for Soul Coughing, Doughty is a talented, unique songwriter with a knack for mingling jazz, hip hop, and funk styles into his fundamentally rockin’ repertoire.

Since the dissolution of Soul Coughing in 2000, he’s amassed quite a strong discography of solo albums. However, in recent years, he’s been returning to the work of his 90s group, recreating the original inspirations and giving us solo versions that reveal new ways of seeing those beloved songs. He’ll be doing precisely that when he comes to The Broadberry on Tuesday, February 26 — his current tour finds him celebrating the 25th anniversary of Soul Coughing’s classic debut, Ruby Vroom, by playing it in its entirety.

You can grab tickets for that show right HERE — and you should! But until then, you can enliven your weekend with a highly varied and always awesome playlist created just for you by Mr. Doughty himself. He’s got all sorts of sounds for you, from blues and soul to jazz and funk to hip hop and punk rock. What all these tunes from highly disparate genres have in common is that they’ll keep you dancing all weekend long.

Move aside, Virginia, and let the man go through.

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The Realest: Weekend Playlist by Nickelus F

RVA Staff | October 26, 2018

Topics: hip hop, Nickelus F, Playlist, rva 14

Every Friday night, RVA Mag drops one scorcher of a playlist curated by Virginia’s most influential artists, musicians, and institutions.

As you grind through the pre-Halloween weekend shadows, let Richmond legend Nickelus F, guide your way with a robust playlist full of all the underground rap and hip-hop needed to brave this new world.

Be sure to check out Nickelus F, Michael Millions, Radio B, Cole Hicks, Sunny & Gabe, along with special guests at the True Commonwealth on November 1 at Gallery 5 for a night of killer music and spoken word. Doors at 7 p.m. $10.

Get on it, Virginia.

Moonchild: Weekend Playlist by Kenneka Cook

RVA Staff | September 7, 2018

Topics: Cool Fire, Fire, jazz, Kenneka Cook, nocturnal rendezvous, Playlist, richmond, RVA, virginia, Weekend, Weekend Playlist

Every Friday night, RVA Mag drops one scorcher of a playlist curated by Virginia’s most influential artists, musicians, and institutions. This week Richmond, Virginia’s jazz extraordinaire, Kenneka Cook, brings you a playlist of cool fire which is perfectly matched for any nocturnal rendezvous of questionable motivation.

Get hype on those night time assemblies this weekend, Virginia.

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Face to Face: Weekend Playlist by Samuel Roukin

RVA Staff | August 31, 2018

Topics: Harry Potter, movies, Playlist, richmond, Salem, Samuel Roukin, TURN, TV, UK, Weekend, Weekend Playlist

Every Friday night, RVA Mag drops one scorcher of a playlist curated by Virginia’s (or the UK’s) most influential artists, musicians, and institutions. This week UK actor, Samuel Roukin, from AMC’s “Turn: Washington Spies,” “Harry Potter”, “Agents of SHIELD,” and “Salem” brings you an EDM playlist that will burst your eardrums, shatter your lousy week, and hype you for all the nighttime journeys you are about to embark on this weekend.

Go make moves tonight Virginia.